Cool Video! 74 yd. shot on a bear
or is it just me 
09-03-2007, 09:09 AM
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: down in a hole
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RE: Cool Video! 74 yd. shot on a bear
Well I'm not gonna criticize this guy... If he's good enough to make the shot, then why not take it? Now, if he wasn't sure if he could make that, then thats a different story; it'd be poor judgement to attempt a shot that you aren't sure of. He killed the bear, didn't he? He also hit it in the vitals. I'm new to bowhunting, but I'm gonna stick with my opinion. If you're good enough to take a bear at 74 yds, do it. If you're good enough to take an elk at 834 yds with your rifle, then why not take the shot? Just my 2 cents.
09-03-2007, 09:16 AM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Oregon
Posts: 4,405
RE: Cool Video! 74 yd. shot on a bear
ORIGINAL: Red Boar
Couldn't of said it better...good post. Hunters come under enough scrutiny without adding fuel to the fire.
ORIGINAL: Rob/PA Bowyer
I have to agree. It's obvious he couldn't make the shot because if he could have, he would have. Way to many variables to go wrong on a very alert animal. Very poor decision to take the shot, very poor decision to video that shot, very poor decision to brag about the shot, very poor shot placement, very poor advertisement and very lucky hunter who should be thankful for tracking dogs. I'm thinking of writing the broadhead co.
ORIGINAL: m00sedrool
Personal opinion: what an idiot to take a shot like that, then admit it was a marginal hit in the guts. If they don't have dogs, they probably don't even find that bear. Ridiculous.
Personal opinion: what an idiot to take a shot like that, then admit it was a marginal hit in the guts. If they don't have dogs, they probably don't even find that bear. Ridiculous.
09-03-2007, 09:47 AM
#17
Typical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Col. Oh.
Posts: 561
RE: Cool Video! 74 yd. shot on a bear
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[blockquote]I agree with just about everything Rob has to say. This is no exception. The guy said it was a marginal shot . He knew it was a bad decision. The bear turned into the shot as it was heading for the woods. What would have happened if he didn't turn before the arrow got there? That was the most rediculous thing I have seen filmed, not to mention bragged about.[/blockquote]
09-03-2007, 09:53 AM
#18
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 3,784
RE: Cool Video! 74 yd. shot on a bear
I agree, that shot should not have been taken. Looks like he is only using a 3 pin sight and I'd behe probably doesn't have a pin after 50 yards. That leaves even more guess work on an already marginal shot.
09-03-2007, 11:47 AM
#20
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: S Cent IN
Posts: 257
RE: Cool Video! 74 yd. shot on a bear
In response to hardcorehunter's comments. I have often wondered if an animal such as this bear or a deer have faster reaction times than do we humans? I guess my question is does the physiology of an animal permit it to react faster to a stimulus than a human under the same conditions? Do neurons travel faster in animals which allow them to have a quicker reaction?
Maybe too deep fordiscussion here but it seems to me that if I was walking along in the woods with no idea that anyoneelse was around that I would not be able to react to the sound of a bow shot as quickly as a deer under those circumstances.
I must be spending too much idle time thinking in my tree stand.
Maybe too deep fordiscussion here but it seems to me that if I was walking along in the woods with no idea that anyoneelse was around that I would not be able to react to the sound of a bow shot as quickly as a deer under those circumstances.
I must be spending too much idle time thinking in my tree stand.